Flood anniversary event planned for Thursday in Pleasant Grove neighborhood

A ceremony recognizing the 10th anniversary of the June 2008 flood in Columbus will be held in the Pleasant Grove neighborhood of East Columbus this week.

Organizer Eric Riddle explains the importance of the former Pleasant Grove Area:

He said that the area was one of the hardest hit by the 2008 flood, leading to more than 40 homes being removed.

In 2011, a group of students created the Puddles to Parks orchard, planting fruit trees at the sites of the former homes.

At Thursday’s anniversary event you can help plant 10 fruit trees in commemoration.

The ceremonies will be from 5:30 to 7 p.m. on Thursday afternoon.